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Your Destination for Insider MMA News and OpinionMon, 25 Apr 2016 03:51:00 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.7By: Screenplayahttp://fiveouncesofpain.com/2012/08/30/frankie-edgar-fighting-jose-aldo-at-ufc-153-after-erik-koch-goes-down-with-injury/#comment-222092
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:26:28 +0000http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=65047#comment-222092I think this is brilliant. Moving Frankie down and into a title fight is NOTHING like moving Chael up and into a title fight.

My only concern is that this will be Frankie’s first fight at the weight, and he may have trouble making weight, etc. It doesn’t give Frankie his best possible chance, but I am still gonna look forward to it!

I think it’s safe to say this is a matchup all of us hardcore fans have been anxious to see. And the timing is great, as there hasn’t been an interesting challenger for Aldo in a while. There was some hope that Florian would be a real threat, but between cutting all the weight and being 35 years old with a balky back, Kenny just couldn’t offer a formidable challenge. And watching Aldo beat Koch would have been pretty anti-climactic… basically going thru the motions.

And for Frankie, he’s coming off a fight many people feel he won, so this could be viewed as a form of justice for Edgar. This is an incredibly difficult fight to pick, and it’s unquestionably the most intriguing matchup to be made in the FW division.

But on the other hand…

Frankie is 1-2-1 in his last 4 fights, yet this will be his 7th bout with a title on the line. On the surface, that’s a little absurd.

Beyond that, he’s just 3 weeks removed from a grueling 5-round fight and the intense training camp preparing to fight in the thin air of Denver, and will now have just 6 weeks to prepare for this next title bout. That’s a quick turnaround under normal circumstances. Coupled with the fact he’ll be dropping down to FW for the first time, it’ll be the wildest training camp he’s ever had… and who knows how the weight cut will go. Plus, it goes without saying he’s never beaten anybody at FW.

So this is another questionable matchmaking maneuver by the UFC. While not the ideal circumstances, I’m still looking forward to a hell of a fight.

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Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:19:50 +0000http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=65047#comment-222049This is Bullshit! Frankie is 2-1-1 in his last 4 and has never won a fight at FW. Now he talks his way into a title shot? Success in one division doesn’t translate to success in another, there are other guys in the FW division waiting for a title shot. Aldo has every right to turn down this fight. Stupid fucking Dana White and the stupid UFC.

Agree or Disagree: 05

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Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:18:14 +0000http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=65047#comment-222048and may I add this is going to be a great fight.

Agree or Disagree: 10

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Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:16:49 +0000http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=65047#comment-222047Who wouldn’t step up and take a fight on short notice after the JJ debacle

Agree or Disagree: 10

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Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:09:09 +0000http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=65047#comment-222044Oh hell yeah! I wont lie though, this makes me nervous for Frankie. He cuts zero weight and never has to deal with the drain on his cardio for this. If he slips n slides around like he usually does, he might find himselg gassing fairly early.

I hope Frankie takes Jose’s belt not cuz I dont like Jose(who couldnt like Aldo?) but just to see FW get shaken up. The last fight against Henderson was close(the first wasnt) so Frankie shouldnt have an issue dealing with a bigger than he fighter like Aldo who cuts a tremendous amount of weight…..but can he deal with the precision striking…Oh I cant wait for this.